A man grabbed a live swan by the neck and used it as a
weapon to attack his opponent during an altercation by the bank of
a river in Munich. Thankfully, the swan escaped unhurt.
man who grabbed a live swan by the neck and used the
bird as a club to beat up another man has been sentenced by a court
in Munich, local media reported on Wednesday.
The swan survived the attack unhurt and flew off afterwards. The
assailant, named only as Sebastian P., was drunk at the time and
was given a two-year suspended sentence.
He and a friend had been drinking on the bank of the river Isar
in Munich when they spotted Steven L., a tourist from the eastern
German state of Brandenburg, and chose to take offense at the man's
eastern accent.
They hurled abuse at him, shouting: "Piss off you eastern pig,
they should rebuild the Wall right up to the sky because of
you."
After they had finished using the swan to hit the easterner,
they went on to hurl bottles and even a barbecue filled with
red-hot coals at their victim, who managed to escape with minor
injuries.
from http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,627139,00.html#ref=rss
Thought this would be in the jokes forum instead of the news
discussion lounge..
